G/SPS/N/URY/73  
19 July 2023 
(23-4924) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : URUGUAY  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca  (Ministry of Livestock, 
Agriculture and Fisheries)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Soya beans ( Glycine max ) and s oya-bean seeds, bran and sprouts  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Argentina ; Brazil; Paraguay  
5. Title of the notified document : Proyecto de Decreto que incorpora al derecho positivo 
nacional la Resolución del Grupo Mercado Común No 06/22 "Sub -estándar 3.7.24 
Requisitos fitosanitarios para Glycine max (soja) según país de destino y origen, para los 
Estados Partes del MERCOSUR (Deroga ción de la Resolución GMC No 22/16)"  (Draft Decree 
incorporating Common Market Group (GMC) Resolution No. 06/22 "Substandard 3.7.24 : 
Phytosanitary requirements for Glycine Max  (soya beans), according to the country of 
destination and origin, for MERCOSUR S tates parties (Repeal of GMC Resolution No. 
22/16)" into national positive law) Language(s) : Spanish . Number of pages : 13 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/URY/23_11113_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/URY/23_11113_01_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Decree  updates the phytosanitary 
requirements for soya beans and soya -bean seeds, bran and sprouts through the 
incorporation of GMC Resolution No. 06/22 into positive law . It also repeals Directorate -
General of Agricultural Services Resolution No. 58/018 of 2 7 April 2 018, which had 
incorporated the previous version (GMC Resolution No. 22/16 of 1 5 June 2 016) into 
positive law.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease , [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
− ISPM No. 1: Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the 
application of phytosanitary measures in international trade  G/SPS/N/URY/73  
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  − ISPM No. 2: Guidelines for pest risk analysis  
− ISPM 11: P est risk analysis for quarantine pests  
− ISPM No. 20: Guidelines for a phytosanitary import regulatory system  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed reg ulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined, but not before the end of 
the comment period  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined, but not before the end 
of the comment period  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined, but after the date of publication in the Official Journal  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 17 September 2 023 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)  
Dirección General para Asuntos Económicos Internacionales  (Directorate -General for 
International Economic Affairs)  
Dirección de Organismos Económicos Internacionales  (International Economic 
Organizations Department)  
Colonia 1206, 4° piso  
Tel.: (+59 82) 902 0618  
Fax: (+59 82) 901 7413  
Email: negociaciones.organismos@mrree.gub.uy  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  
Dirección General para Asuntos Económicos Internacionales  
Dirección de Organismos Económicos Internacionales  
Colonia 1206, 4° piso  
Tel.: (+59 82) 902 0618  
Fax: (+59 82) 901 7413  
Email: negociaciones.organismos@mrree.gub.uy